Clippers guard Avery Bradley underwent surgery to repair adductor and rectus abdominus muscles on Tuesday and will be sidelined for between six and eight weeks, the team announced. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Avery Bradley underwent surgery to repair adductor and rectus abdominus muscles and will be sidelined for between six and eight weeks, the Clippers announced Tuesday. As a result, Bradley is likely to be lost to the team for the rest of the season and might not play for them again.

The Clippers acquired Bradley from the Pistons in the blockbuster multi-player trade that sent Blake Griffin to Detroit on Jan. 29. Bradley was acquired in order to fill a void created when fellow guard Patrick Beverley underwent season-ending right knee surgery on Nov. 22.

Bradley sat out for seven games earlier in the season with the Pistons, and the Clippers were aware of his injury before the trade. He played only six games with the Clippers, averaging 9 points, before he was sidelined. Coach Doc Rivers acknowledged last month that Bradley could need surgery.

Dr. Bill Meyers of the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia performed surgery on Tuesday.

Bradley, who played for Rivers when both were with the Boston Celtics, can become a free agent at season’s end. He was due to make a little more than $8 million in 2017-18, the final season of his current contract. It’s uncertain whether the Clippers will re-sign him, however.

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.